Quillberg News ("we," "our," or "the publication") is committed to transparent, principled data governance. Because our platform is served as high-performance static files on Cloudflare's global edge infrastructure, we do not require mandatory reader registration, do not sell personal data, and maintain strict data minimization standards.

1. Cookies & Local Storage

Quillberg News utilizes browser local storage and essential cookies to provide an optimized reading experience:

• Reader Preferences: Visual theme selection (Light, Twilight, or Vanta Black Mode) and typography sizing.
• Saved Bookmarks: Articles bookmarked for offline or later reading are stored locally on your device.
• Session Integrity: Anti-abuse security tokens and language preferences.

2. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

To support independent journalism and keep our reporting free for global readers, Quillberg News displays advertisements provided by Google AdSense and vetted third-party advertising networks:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve advertisements based on a user's prior visits to Quillberg News or other websites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its certified advertising partners to serve personalized and non-personalized advertisements based on your browsing history.
• Opt-Out Mechanism: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting AboutAds.info or Your Online Choices.

3. Web Analytics & Performance Metrics

We may utilize privacy-respecting analytics tools (such as Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization enabled or Cloudflare Web Analytics) to understand aggregated traffic patterns, popular articles, and geographical readership distributions. These analytics services collect anonymized telemetry including browser type, operating system, referrer URL, and interaction timestamps without identifying individual human readers.

4. Edge Infrastructure & Technical Security

Our global distribution relies on Cloudflare's edge network. Cloudflare processes low-level request telemetry (such as IP addresses and request headers) strictly to mitigate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threats, enforce HTTPS/TLS cryptographic transport, and prevent scraping by unauthorized bots.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR (European Union) & CCPA/CPRA (California)

Under European and California privacy regulations, you retain the following statutory rights:

• Right to Know / Access: You may request information regarding the categories of personal data collected, if any.
• Right to Deletion: You may request deletion of any personal data stored by our servers.
• Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: Quillberg News does not sell or trade personal reader information to data brokers under any circumstances.

6. Privacy Officer & Contact Desk

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our advertising practices, please contact our legal and privacy desk: